Bristol, Rhode Island is a wonderful place to visit
and live,
especially in the spring, summer and fall months. Founded in
1680, Bristol, RI. is considered America's most patriotic
town.

Bristol's Fourth of July Parade is the
oldest running Independence Day parade in America. People
come from all over the world to witness
the Fourth of July celebrations here in
Bristol. There are concerts in the park
for weeks leading up to the Fourth of
July parade.

The Wissing House, located at 89 State Street is just one house away
from the parade route on Hope Street and
is located in the heart of historic
downtown Bristol, Rhode Island.

The Wissing House is
our
featured Bristol bed and breakfast

The Wissing House does
not offer guests breakfast or food
however close by within a minute or two
walking distance there are plenty of
places to grab a bit to eat including a homemade
bagel shop, several breakfast
restaurants and Dunkin Donuts, a cafe, a
saloon, an organic food shop, upscale
dining and pizza.

The Wissing House
offers a wonderful relaxing atmosphere, you even have
your own private entrance right up to
your room.

When staying at the Wissing House you
are in luck if you want to take a day
trip to Newport or Providence. The
Providence / Newport public
transportation RIPTA buses run from very
early morning until midnight or later
most nights and often buses run every 30
minutes to 60 minutes depending on the
time of day. View the RIPTA Bus #60 Providence to
Newport inbound and outbound schedule

At The Wissing House there is one master bedroom with sitting room and a wonderful large bathroom with an old fashion extra large claw foot tub with an attached hand held shower for rinsing after your soothing bath, and also a smaller bedroom.

Since The Wissing House has only a
few rooms should you expect to stay there
you will want to book well in advance if
possible,
especially during the summer months, and
Roger Williams University graduation and
parents weekend. You might just get
lucky calling for a room at the last
minute so give them a call.

Jannie Wissing is your Innkeeper. She
is a wonderful hostess and impeccable
when it comes to making your stay an
enjoyable one.

Benno Wissing is considered one of
the best graphic designers of his time
and his work is everywhere from the
Holland Festival, PAM, SHV, Makro, Museum Boijmans van
Beuningen and the signposting system
still used at Schiphol Airport today. He was founding partner of
Total Design in 1963 in the Netherlands.
After leaving Total Design in 1980 he
accepted a professorial position at the
Rhode School of Design in Rhode Island. Benno and Jannie fell in love with a
home here in Bristol which is now known as The Wissing
House.

Although
all Benno has passed, his work is now hanging in museums
in the Netherlands, you may see some
reproductions of his works hanging here
and there at The Wissing House and via
Bing images at
BennoWissing.com. It is no
wonder why so many writers and people in the
arts make The Wissing House their home
when in town on business or pleasure. If you are a
travel writer The Wissing House is a
great place to stay and is located so
central to everything in town, including
a 3 minute walk to the Bristol
waterfront .